School patron in Westmeath
Bishop of Meath & Kildare COI
Schools in County Westmeath under this patron.
- Schools
- 3
- of 73 in Westmeath
- Pupils
- 167
- 2% of Westmeath's pupils
- Average school size
- 55.7
- Westmeath: 152.3
- Average class size
- 18.56
- Westmeath: 21.98
Growing and falling since 2015/16
Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.
3 schools with figures for both years
2fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 1Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0
Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
- Average class size
- 18.56
- Mainstream classes
- 9
- Classes of 30 or more
- 1
- Schools with a class of 30+
- 1
Teachers
Teachers in the 3 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.
- Class teachers in 2025/26
- 9
- No change since 2006/07, while pupils fell 10%
- Teaching posts in 2025/26
- about 13
- Estimate: 9 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 4 special education and 0 special class teachers
- Teachers in 2015/16
- 12
- The Department's last count of every teacher
- Since 2024/25
- 0 / 0
- 0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one
Class teachers since 2006/07
One for each mainstream class, every school year
Schools
3 schools, largest first.
Change over
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| Roll number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N na Naomh UileMullingar | 18744B | 86 |
0.0%
−14.0%
−16.5%
|
4 | 21.50 | 32 | 1 |
| Athlone N SAthlone | 16092U | 56 |
−6.7%
−25.3%
+12.0%
|
3 | 18.67 | 19 | 0 |
| Castlepollard Paroc.n SCastlepollard | 10857U | 25 |
+25.0%
+8.7%
−24.2%
|
2 | 12.50 | 16 | 0 |
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